For other uses, see Alpha and Omega . or chi-rho symbol with alpha and omega]] Alpha and Omega () is an appellation of God in the book of Revelation (verses 1:8, 21:6, and 22:13). Its meaning is found in the fact that Alpha and Omega are respectively the first and last letters of the Classical (Ionic) Greek alphabet. This would be similar to referring to someone in English as "the A to Z". Thus, twice when the title appears it is further clarified with the additional title "the Beginning and the End" (21:6, 22:13). Revelation 1: 11 in the King James Version says, ?I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last.? This verse referring to Jesus as the ?Alpha and Omega? does not receive support from some of the oldest Greek manuscripts, including the Alexandrine, Sinaitic, and Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus. It is, therefore, omitted in many modern translations. Scholar Robert Young stated that the ?oldest